The film has come as a film ‘Stars Bhoomi’ in the era of the film’s blood to boil in the blood, thrill and withdraw the ticket money from the pocket, which makes you smile on your lips. Looking at any film, keeping a close watch on it, its screenplays, actors’ work and all the technical aspects, making notes in mind are part of our work. But sometimes some such films land in front of us on the big screen, seeing that it is not known when the heart has sent the mind to the back seat and has taken the steering in its hands.
Story of Gulshan of Stars
The behavior of people around us with people with intellectual disability has been quite embarrassing. It should not be averse to believe that only after coming to a particular age and social settings, we have got the sensitivity and understanding of every person ‘apart from ourselves’, at least like a common man. However, even in today’s era, it is a rare thing and is sometimes found. ‘Stars on the ground’ is the story of some such people.
This is also the story of a coach who never faced any fear in life. Whenever he gets trapped between the parts of life, he stands up instead of trying his own point. Whether it is a trauma from his father, or it is a matter of meeting his wife’s wishes, you expect Gulshan Arora (Aamir Khan) that he will work with airs and when the matter does not bow down in his side, he will run away. Gulshan Arora coach, assistant coach of Delhi’s basketball team, is very good but men are not right.
However, the law is such a thing that knows how to draw the rein of the good runners. After doing a ‘scandal’, Arora saheb is tightened in the court. For the first time, crime has happened, so they are not sent to jail showing mercy, but they are ordered to coach basketball to a team of people with disabilities. Gulshan is not comforted that he has survived being jail, but he is worried that he will have to give coaching to these ‘crazy’ people for three months.
The problem is not that Gulshan does not know about autism, not knowing down syndrome or autism spectrum. The problem is that he does not even consider people born with these disorder as ‘normal’ humans. One of Gulshan’s problem is that he does not even know to understand the words of others and that is why his relationship with his wife Sunita (Genelia D’Suza) is also going wrong. Gulshan’s mind opening and solving his heart wires while giving coaching to his new basketball team is the issue of ‘Stars Bhoomi Par’.
A perfect film made of its shortcomings
Not as an actor or superstar, but as an artist who promoted emotional and social messages in cinema, Aamir Khan has established a trust for years. Anything is going on in his career, but this faith remains. This time, Aamir has again strengthened the belief from ‘Stars Bhoomi Par’ that he will continue to promote stories whose heart, emotion and message will be on the right hideout.
This film does not fall in the circle of giving knowledge of autism spectrum or down syndrome nor should it have fallen. The focus of the film is on this time how to deal with whatever is ‘different’ from you. In one such scene, when Gulshan removes the fear of a boy who is afraid of bathing, then this scene looks very cute. When this coach takes training in basketball to its players as well as training them to make life happy and simple, then you also have a pleasure, looking at the cinema screen.
It is not that there is only emotion and drama in the film. The way the comedy of ‘Stars Bhoomi Par’ has been written, it is much better than many ‘comedy’ films that have come in the recent past. The punch of this film is very fun and the dialogue is very spicy. The comic timing of Aamir and the rest of the actors is very strong. There is a message in the film that it must have been a very difficult task to cover up a film. But ‘Stars on the ground’ seems cautious that the dose of the message or drama does not become too much. And whenever the story goes into such people and the film starts to slow down a bit, there is a comedy -filled scene that changes the atmosphere. See the trailer of ‘Stars on the ground’:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh6k5weqwy8
Nobody had any doubt about Aamir’s acting talent, but his performance in ‘Stars Zameen Par’ is a separate remembrance. Especially on the end of the film, one of his emotional monologues is very strong. Its emotion starts coming out of the cinema screen and starts getting into your heart. The rest of the artist is not a regular actor seen with Aamir in ‘Stars Bhumi Par’. They are people living with disabilities in real life who have been selected from all over the country.
Aarusha Dutta. Gopi Krishnan, Vedanta Sharma, Naman Mishra, Rishi Shahani, Rishabh Jain, Ashish Pendse, Sanvit Desai, Simran Mangeshkar and Ayush Bhansali have played their characters are an experience to see on screen in itself. Dolly Ahluwalia has once again made Mummy ji’s character fun and Brijendra Kala creates an atmosphere in his limited scenes. Gurpal Singh has played the character of the principal in such a way that you not only learn from him but also love him.
‘Stars Bhoomi Par’ also has shortcomings of their share. At some places the film looks a bit slow. There is also a disconnect at some places. If there was no twist of Gulshan’s mother’s story and some things, then the work would have gone. But as soon as the shortcomings of this film begin to emerge, Aamir’s special stars disappear from their work. Every time these artists come on the screen, your eyes remain on them. The shortcomings of ‘Stars on the ground’ make it beautiful.
Aamir has given a wonderful performance, but as a producer, he gets a separate compliment for standing with this story. Aamir, who is called ‘Perfectionist’ in the film industry, did not bring a perfect film this time. But ‘Stars Bhumi Par’ is his film which is the most beautiful despite his shortcomings.